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Discovering Queensland s stunning Scenic Rim, home to jagged mountains and ancient rainforest
Bushfires and the virus took their toll on Queensland’s volcanic Scenic Rim region but its wildlife and people
are bouncing back
The Scenic Rim trail is once again welcomoning visitors
Credit: Graham Michael Freeman
Resilience is etched in the face of Queensland farmer Trevor Turner as he strides along a country road ahead of a herd of cattle on what Australians call “the long paddock”. For generations, in times of drought and hardship, farmers have led stock off their land to graze along the roadsides. As bushfires followed drought last year, and the global pandemic made small businesses wish for their own version of the long paddock – a greener pasture of some kind – resilience is a quality conjured by many.
Lower Portals, Mt Barney. Photo Trevor Worden.
Adventurers and conservationists are collaborating to celebrate the regeneration of a beautiful, ancient landscape in a month-long festival.
Described as a ‘festival of a different kind’, the event will be held during March 2021 within the stunning Scenic Rim area, in south east Queensland.
From Lamington National Park to Mt Barney National Park, visitors are being invited to experience some of the most precious and spectacular areas of the World Heritage-listed Gondwana rainforests.
Following the devastating fires of summer 2019/2020, organisers intend to emphasise and celebrate the area’s environmental significance, which is UNESCO World Heritage listed.